Orthodontists are dentists who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dental and facial irregularities. Orthodontists provide treatments such as straightening of crooked teeth, correction of the misaligned jaw, making habit-breaking appliances, and correction of improper bites.

After the completion of the dentistry course, an orthodontist further undergoes training in the field of orthodontics. If one is undergoing dental braces treatment or getting clear aligners done it is best to get it done under an orthodontist.

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Orthodontic appliances can be fixed or removable.

Fixed orthodontic appliances include:

Braces: The most common type of fixed orthodontic appliances, consisting of wires, brackets, and bands.

-Habit breaking appliances: Oral habits like thumb sucking and tongue thrusting can be controlled using these appliances.

-Fixed space maintainers: These are appliances used to keep the space created due to a lost milk tooth, due to premature exfoliation or extraction, intact until a permanent tooth erupts.

Removable orthodontic appliances include:

• Clear aligners: They are used to correct abnormally positioned teeth and can be removed while eating and brushing.
• Removable space maintainers: They serve the same purpose as fixed space maintainers, except that they are removable by the patient.
• Removable retainers: This is a removable appliance given to a patient after the completion of dental braces treatment. It is extremely important to wear these retainers according to the dentist’s instructions or else the teeth go back to their original position (relapse).
• Palatal expander: It is an appliance used to widen the arch of the upper jaw.
• Headgears: It is an appliance that is attached to the patient’s head or face with many straps around the head or a neck strap. These appliances are rarely used nowadays.

• A dentist usually works in the diagnosis and treatment of various normal health conditions of the teeth, gums, and mouth.
• An orthodontist, on the other hand, works specifically in the diagnosis and treatment of malaligned jaws, improper bites, and crooked teeth.
• A general dentist has a dental degree, and an orthodontist further specializes in facial growth and development, after obtaining his/her dental degree.
• An orthodontist oversees fitting of dental braces and other orthodontic treatments in children, teenagers, and adults, unlike a general dentist who performs other dental procedures such as fillings, teeth cleaning, root canals, cosmetic procedures like teeth whitening, veneers, and crowns.
• A general dentist will most likely refer all the cases requiring orthodontic care to an orthodontist.